Publications

The following publications list contains publications produced by the Office of Multicultural Interests.
If you are looking for seminar papers, orations or reports etc, that have been produced for OMI or presented
at an OMI sponsored event, click here

These publications are all available for download. If you require multiple copies please contact us

These publications are all available for download from http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/omi_publications_asp.
If you require multiple copies please email:harmony@communities.wa.gov.au

Please note: Many of these documents contain pictures and may be slow to download for those connections using dialup modems. You will need the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to view the PDF format of these documents.

WA Community Profiles
The second series of profiles, produced in conjunction with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, covering the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of 12 established and new and emerging communities represented in Western Australia is now available for downloading. They are Burma (Myanmar), Central and South America, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Iran, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Ukraine.

Go to the WA Community Profiles web page at http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/omi_profiles.asp to download the community profiles

Culture and Religion Information Sheets
The Information Sheets aim to raise awareness and understanding of religious and cultural practices in the Western Australian community to assist service providers in the government and nonprofit community sectors in improving service delivery.

Go to the Culture and Religion Information Sheets web page at http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/omi_guidelines.asp to download the information sheets

Multicultural Western Australia Newsletter
WA Charter of Multiculturalism WA Charter of Multiculturalism
PDF format, 134 KB
Strategic Plan 2005-2008
The OMI Strategic Plan 2003-2005 is available online from http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/omi_plan.asp
WORKING DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

For some time, the Office of Multicultural Interests has been aware that terms used in the field of multicultural interests are subject to a range of different definitions, interpretations and understanding amongst groups and individuals. 

To help address the inconsistency in the use of terminology, OMI has developed a list of working definitions for terms and acronyms which have been adapted and drawn from a variety of sources.  Your comments on the definitions are welcome as the terms are intended to be updated and amended based on comment by ethnic communities, government agencies and service providers.

Email your comments regarding the definitions to : harmony@communities.wa.gov.au

About Multiculturalism The People of Western Australia - Statistics from the 2001 Census
The People of Western Australia - Statistics from the 2001 Census is available in Web format with PDF format Files suitable for downloading from http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/omi_wapeople.asp
About Multiculturalism Directory of Services for New Arrivals in Western Australia
The Directory of Services for New Arrivals in Western Australia is available free in hardcopy from the Office of Multicultural Interests or in a searchable online format at http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/omi_msd.asp. Email harmony@communities.wa.gov.au to order the print version.
Cultural Diversity in Western Australia Cultural Diversity in Western Australia - A Demographic Profile
2006 Census Data
About Multiculturalism Information Sheets

 

Other Helpful Publications

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) have updated the very useful "Face the Facts' Publication.  The booklet addresses some of the prevailing myths concerning immigration, Refugees and Indigenous Peoples by presenting the basic facts.